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BMF and Molotow pen

While thumbing thru the box I happened to notice there was no engine block. No worries. I found something in the bone yard that is appropriate

The engine looks sharp David. Go, go, go

This is my 1st 2-tone paint job with the airbrush. Lighting at my workstation is sketchy. Looks like I may need another coat. I sanded the area with 400 prior to the red coat. Yep, I used Apple Barrel mixed at 5:1 shot at 20psi. I was used to a 2:1 mix before my kids got me a vortex mixer for Fathers Day. With a 2:1 mixed with the vortex mixer the specimen seemed too thick and caused the airbrush to spit, then clog. 2:1 hand shaken worked out really well before. Everything seems to be trial and error but I'll settle in eventually.

I attended the June IPMS meeting in Bel Air, MD where I came to find out one of the members had passed. His wife donated everything he was working on to the club. Let me start by saying this club is primarily and I do mean primarily boats, planes and tanks. I am the only member who strictly builds cars and trucks. I have no interest in militarily pieces. But I do respect and admire the attention to detail these guys pour into their builds. That being said, in this guys collection was this Moebius Hudson Hornet. The club president went thru the box and handed it to me without a blink. I said thanks and asked if i could donate to his family and he said she didnt want anything for it. This is something i wouldn't normally build. I always thought the wheelbase looked a little strange with the rear wheels so far back. Curious, I cracked the box open and everything was dusted flat black. Ugh. I stripped the body and interior as best as I could then sprayed the interior red and flocked the carpet. I worked on the chassis next. This is a really nice kit. Everything fits together exceptionally. After that, I put everything away and went onto something else. My heart wasn't in it. I did a little research and found out Chrysler took Hudson over. This sounds interesting. I went to the AutoZone and picked up a can of Duplicolor Charcoal Grey Metallic - turns out it's a Chrysler color. Today I gave the body the once over with 600 grit then a good cleaning. Then gave the body 2 coats of paint. The plan is to paint the lower half red to match the interior, foil the trim and clear coat. So far I dont hate it.

The How About a Laugh thread is open!

I managed to get some color and clear on the body this week. The interior will be red.

Great build David. Love the colors and that bed is awesome

Super nice. Great paint and finish

Nice job on this one. That silver stripe is just what it needed to separate the red from the grey. I like those Lindberg wheels

Great looking GTX. I like your fuel line

Great color and nice choice for the wheels

Most excellent build! Great wheel choice. Love the colors

Let me be the 1st to say... Excellent Thanks for sharing!

I was going to mention Hot Rod but @slusherbeat me to it. Great flick! surprisingly nobody mentioned Cannonball Run. oh and Heart Like a Wheel

Another outstanding build right there!

That's pretty cool! Love that big motor!

After getting the engine in place I had to better define the exhaust. So I cut the camaro set apart and have begun to bend my own pipes using some of what's left.

Beautiful Hudson David

Carved up some headers and did some weathering. Still fits like a glove

Lightly rub it with a moistened q-tip loaded with the appropriate thinner. I use craft paints so I use alcohol